"Yes, he should come to City," Aguero said. "Then we’ll definitely play together! City should buy him!"

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The thought of City pitting Aguero and Messi together on a weekly basis is enough to make any opponent shiver in fear.

Throw in Toure, who used to play behind the four-time Ballond'Or winner during his spell in Spain, and Manuel Pellegrini's men would have enough quality to rampage across the Premier League and Europe.

Of course, such a discussion is only apparent due to negative headlines following Messi's every move.

The injured forward recently criticised Barca board member Javier Faus for suggesting he wanted a pay rise, as reported by Argentina's RAC1 radio station (via Sid Lowe of The Guardian).

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He has also received plenty of criticism from press based in Madrid, forcing teammate Cesc Fabregas to leap to his defence, per MundoDeportivo (via Dermot Corrigan of ESPN FC).

Messi has an outrageous record considering his fitness problems this season.

He has scored 14 goals and provided four assists in 14 games across La Liga and the Champions League this campaign, although extended time on the treatment desk has undoubtedly seen the mini-maestro lose ground on Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribery in the race for this year's Ballond'Or.

Any potential buyer of Messi would have to significantly smash the world-record transfer fee to acquire his services. As Fabregas noted back in June, Barcelona selling the star would be "unthinkable" at this stage in his career, per Chris Myson of Goal.com.

While both Toure's and Aguero's comments shouldn't be taken too seriously, Manchester City are among the tiny handful of clubs that could sanction a move for Messi if the opportunity ever arose.